In these type of shots, the final direction of the cue ball is approximately the same even if the aim is not exactly the same.
We have just to aim approximatively half ball and play with a high attack:

CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE SHOTS

It's a follow shot with aiming from 1/3 ball up to 3/4 ball.
The final direction is aprox. 37° with regard to the axis of the cue.

These shots have many advantages:

we can make an minor error of aiming , the resulting direction will be nearly the same.

in cushions bounces, only the side effect has to be appropriate to manage the direction of the cue ball

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